My thoughts as the episode progressed
- Why is everybody just standing around? You have the opportunity to crush the opposition right then and there Team Bad guys; they're down two team members, their most experienced member is absent, and they're gawking at their fallen comrades with their guard down. Finish them!
- Ozcar should just sound the retreat already; they weren't going to win when they realized their situation, and with two team members down and Qrow absent, they DEFINITELY have no chance. Just high tail it and run!
- It speaks volumes that HAZEL of all people is getting violently angry. Oz must've done something in the past. Also, Oscar's done for.
- Oh, there's Qrow! Where were you bud? You disappeared after your blade-lock with Raven at the beginning of the fight (also a testament to how poorly the battle has been presented so far)
- Apparently stabbing yourself with Dust empowers you. Interesting! I imagine that one of our characters might end up doing that if they find themselves in a desperate situation without a weapon.
- "Do we fight?" Dude, you have no chance; ziltch, zero, nada. RUN!
- THANK YOU OZPIN! Why didn't you say so before?
- Raven: "Is that a problem"? Ofcourse lady! You of all people should know better.
- This whole "forcibly hijacking people's bodies thing" better have repercussions, as in Jaune won't be the only one to have a beef with Oz the manipulative.
- Ren: "I don't know what we can do" I don't know, take her to the hospital? Strip off some cloth and start tying her wound? You're a grown man Ren, stop acting like you don't know anything.
- sighs To nobodies surprise, this entire story was contrived just to reveal his healing semblence. As I said in last episode's thoughts, my problem isn't that they revealed it, but how they did so. So that post for elaboration.
- Cinder has only had her powers for a few months, has limited vision, and is outnumbered 1-to-2 by TWO of the most dangerous people in the world. This should be pretty simple.
- Why aren't Hazel's attacks cracking the floor?
- Cinder, you're an idiot! Raven's just going to open a portal in front of you as you walk towards the relic. You will either step through before realizing what happened, or they will shove you through... assuming they don't just KO you right here and now. I am wondering why they haven't done so already.
- OKAY, nevermind! Cinder's more perceptive than I thought. Having a new powers as the plot demands helps too. Also, Cinder has become a full-blown Lust expy.
- Darn, my respect for Vernal has gone up. Making herself vulnerable - risking her life - for the sake of her tribe. Also, my respect for Raven has gone up too. Then again, you probably shouldn't be announcing yourself as the Spring Maiden while your enemy is still confused as to what's going on.
Going to have to agree with
TrueAfricanHero (on the reddit episode discussion) on this one; Hazel had intrigue as a pacifistic antagonist in a group of crazy people, but now he's just another villain with a revenge motive.
I wonder how Raven became the Spring Maiden, and absolutely nobody outside the clan knew. If she was conned into becoming one by Ozpin like he did with Pyrrha, then her disdain for him makes sense... except Ozpin would've known and had informed his lieutenants as to the identity of the Spring Maiden. Salem and co shouldn't have been scratching their heads as to who she was, since Leo would've told them. If the Spring Maiden was someone else, then that implies Raven became so close to her that she thought of Raven as she died (also implies that she died really young... unless Raven killed her to take the power for herself, since the Spring Maiden would've died staring at Raven, standing over her?)
The pacing of the battle is still ergregious, especially with all of the gawking and people letting their foes get away. All of this fighting is going on inside, and somehow the White Fang haven't barged in to help and just end their adversaries right then and there... unless it somehow turns out that they've been engaged with Blake and friends outside, despite there having been absolutely no indication of this happening over the past thirty minutes.
Again, I sincerely hope that Oscar is going to call out Ozpin on his body-jacking modus operandi. Then again, Jaune had every reason to call out Ozpin on his bull crap during the ten whole episodes spent couped in the house, and nothing happened. That being the case, I doubt the writers are interested in exploring the consequences the character's actions.
Finally, I have to reiterate that there are no consequences on this show. Vernal, the glorified extra of season 5 who had all of five minutes of screen time doesn't count.
- Qrow: gets stabbed and posioned, survives. No trace of him being weakened afterwards or a change in perspective.
Illia: Rebel leader who was caught leading a raid. Let off the hook like nothing ever happened.
Ruby: blasted with magical fire at point blank range. Walks it off a few seconds later, isn't even winded.
Ruby: unconsciously activates her Silver Eyes power, reawakens a couple minutes later (even though she was out for three days the last time).
Weiss: Impaled by a smoldering magical spear, healed within seconds. Given the above, I seriously doubt she will have any trauma over this, much less any lasting injuries.
That's kinda why I didn't flinch at Qrow sacrificing himself to save Oz and getting punched by a MAGICALLY EMPOWERED BRUTE in the gut (a punch so strong, that it sent Qrow through the roof!), since at this point we know that none of our characters will sustain a lasting injury, physical or mental, much less death. Not to mention, that Blake and friends are on their way anyways (if they're not already there), so there goes the tension.
Now that all of that has been voiced, I still have to say that this was the second best episode of the season so far, behind episode 11. Hopefully the season finale will be a treat.
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